Saturday 16 September 2017

Sindh History (17th September)

SINDH IN HISTORY TODAY (17th SEPTEMBER)
17th September  BIRTH DATES
Abdul Rahman Muhammad Yaqoob (Karachi/Freedom Fighter/ birth 17th September 1880)
, RaiBahadurShewaramVazirani (Thatto/Politician/ birth 17th September 1883),
 Muhammad Ismail Ursani (Educationist, Poet & writer/ birth 17th September 1906),
 PoptiHiranandani (Hyderabad >Mombai/Writer/ birth 17th September 1924),
 QaziAkhtar (Ex-Sindh Chief Minister/ birth 17th September 1936),
 LaxmanBhambhani (Sindh >Jaipur/Writer/ birth 17th September 1938),
 Abdul HussainSario (Gund Sharif/T.V.Artist/ birth 17th September 1968)
, MashoorMemon (Veji/Poet/ birth 17th September 1973)

DEATH DATES
Hazrat Makhdoom Nooh (Saint/ death 17th September 1590),
 Abdul Sattar Jan Sarhandi (death 17th September 1966).

EVENTS

1838: Colonel Pottenger advises his Government that Indus should be treated as proper channel for communication and transportation of British troops and it is advisable to occupy Karachi. (Source: Letter No.108)
1846: Collector of Hyderabad recommends case of re-granting of Jageers to Mir Muhammad Ali and Mir Mubarak Khan son of Ghulam Shah Khanai. (Source: letter No.692).
1922: Turkey’s victory on various war sectors is celebrated by lokal branches of Khilafat Committee at Mullan Abra, near Baqrani; Ali Khan Kambar; Fazul Kalhoro of Dokri Taluka and Wagan. Speeches are made and services of Ghazi Kamal Ataturk are praised. (Source: The Al-Wahid, Karachi)
1955: Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan is arrested on violation onf ban on his entry in Baluchistan. (Source: ‘Source-Material on ANP’, compiled by Gul Hayat Institute.)
1957: An ugly idea of making more provinces out of existing provinces has dominated hearts and minds of those politicians and people in power, who never accepted the ‘Two Nation Theory’ of their Father of nation and wants to disintegrate Pakistan into pieces. It has been announced by the Government today, that a Commission will be set up very soon to consider creation of Provinces. (Source: Newspapers).
1962: East Pakistan reacts on ‘Sharif Commission’, strike is observed in the length and breadth of east wing and Commission’s recommendations are termed as an act of snatching historical, constitutional, social and educational status from all provincial languages. (Source: Newspapers).
1964: Fatima Jinnah agrees to become Presidential Candidate on behalf of joint opposition from. She was closely related to his brother- founder of Pakistan and was witness to hijacking of power, democracy and freedom from people. She was deprived of seeing his brother who was breathing his last on Drug Road!. Now she desire to see country on the path of democracy. (Source: Newspapers).
1966: General Moosa is appointed as the Governor of West Pakistan, and General Yahya Khan becomes Commander in Chief of the Army. (Source: ibid).
1972: Urdu Quomi Council is formed in Karachi. (Source: Newspapers).
1975: Hearing of reference against NAP is completed. (Source: ‘Source-Material on NAP’, compiled by Gul Hayat Institute).

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